raisins/currant?

Question

We are an intellegent bunch in our pub.we do well in the local quiz competitions,we have all the answers to other peoples problems,we seem to be able to sort all world problems out. we know we have far more knowledge about football than most referees,but a question was asked by some one that caused more problems than most,"WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RAISEN AND A CURRANT"can some one please help!

Answer 1

Currents are berries of the genus Ribes, whereas raisins come from grapes.

Answer 2

They are all made from grapes, but different types of grapes.

Raisins are dried black fruit, usually from white grapes. The most common variety is Muscatel in Europe, or Thompson seedless in the USA. The biggest producers, globally are Australia, the USA, Turkey and Greece.

Sultanas are small raisins made from white grapes, usually the Thompson seedless (or sultana) grape variety. They are very sweet and light gold colour. Turkey is the main European producer. They are younger when picked and dried by a different technique than raisins.

"Currants" can refer to different things. Dried currants are very small, black and seedless. They are less sweet than raisins or sultanas. They were originally produced only on the Zante island in Greece, hence the name Zante currant for the variety of grape that gets made into dried currants. Dried currants (the little black mini-raisins) are NOT the same as fresh currants. Fresh currants are various colours, but most commonly red, and come from completely different plants (not a grape vine), genus Ribes, various subspecies.

There are also currant tomatoes and currant trees, unrelated to the above.

Answer 3

Grapes Raisins - Dried grapes, They are produced in many regions of the world, such as the United States (California), Australia, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Iran, and South Africa Currant - also called zante currant) is a variety of dried seedless grape used in cooking, especially baking. Currants are very small and intensely flavored. Red Currants and Black Currants are NOT grapes and not related to the dried variety described above. They are berries. There is also an extra-small variety of cherry tomato known as currant tomatoes due to their small size. Sultana - A type of white, seedless grape of Turkish or Persian origin

Answer 4

A raisin should be a shriveled-up seedless grape. They are sun-dried to concentrate the flavor and stop them from rotting. A currant should be a berry from a bush (like a gooseberry) and should have little seeds in it. It is dried also to preserve it.

However some little grapes (like seedless champagne grapes) are labelled as currants and are sold as dried fruit treats. That is a misnaming that causes the confusion.

If it has seeds it is really a currant. If not it is really a grape.

Answer 5

Raisins are dried grapes. Currants are a small red rather sour berry.

Answer 6

raisins are dried grapes and currants are a

small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
2. the small, edible, acid, round fruit or berry of certain wild or cultivated shrubs of the genus Ribes.
3. the shrub itself.
4. any of various similar fruits or shrubs.

clear as mud?

Answer 7

Raisins are large dried grapes. What we call currants, when we put them into cakes or buns, are much smaller dried raisins, originally frpm Corinth - hence the name.

Answer 8

a currant is a dried blackcurrant and a raisin is a dried grape hope this helps

Answer 9

raisins are wine grapes that have been sundried while currant are berries (black currant, red currant etc) so not the same as winegrapes

Answer 10

Time you clever sods mugged up on your spelling but a current can be found in a stream or an electric cable. a raisin is a dried fruit or what you do to get out of bed.
Which pubs do you do your quizzing in, I'll be down there and thrash you by myself.......................